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October 19, 2024
Flash Fiction David Hagerty

Sharing The Fantasy

They were drinking mai tais at the Tiki Lounge, staring out the windows at the sun setting behind the hills of Palm Springs, when she commented how depressing it was being on vacation. “In a few days, we’ll be back to our ordinary lives,” she said. “Going to…
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October 19, 2024
Romance Stories Dr Adyasha Acharya

The Midnight Dance

I pick up the box and shut the door behind me. It contains the dresses and jewellery for the ball the royal family is holding tonight. My foster mother and two sisters bustle into the living room where I place the big box. “Ella,” Claudia, my foster mom, dabs…
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October 19, 2024
Flash Fiction Benoit

Batting On Zero

Good evening, folks. Welcome to Speed Dating at Darling Harbour. I am your host, Roger. Let me give you the low-down. You get ten minutes together, marked by the bell. Then five minutes to reflect and make notes on your meeting. Also marked by the bell. There…
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October 06, 2024
General Stories Nelly Shulman

Say Cheese

On the way to work, crammed into the bullet-like carriage of the speed train, the photographer once again imagined those seven sitting in a row. The composition was up to him—one minuscule speck of creativity allowed on the job—and he mentally shuffled and…
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October 04, 2024
Horror Stories Ben Macnair

Through The Looking Glass

Ethan had always been a skeptic. He dismissed ghost stories and urban legends as mere fabrications of fear and imagination. But one stormy evening, as he returned home from work, he stumbled upon an antique shop tucked away in a narrow alley. Drawn by an…
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October 04, 2024
General Stories Muhammad Farhan

Winter's Unforgiving Night: The Life-Longing Scar

Today marked the second anniversary of her marriage. However, no one seems to be celebrating it. And how could she, or rather both of them, be happy because of this marriage since this wedding knot was not only tied without the consent of the bride and groom…
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October 04, 2024
Horror Stories Ben Macnair

Mirrors

In the heart of a bustling city, David lived a seemingly ordinary life. He worked a nine-to-five job, had a small circle of friends, and enjoyed the comfort of his modest apartment. However, everything changed one fateful evening when he decided to explore an…
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October 04, 2024
Flash Fiction Syed Hassan Askari

The Dialysis Room

He was looking outside the window down to the street. Everything outside the dialysis room was normal. Suddenly his eyes fell upon the juice-carrying cart. His dry lips longed for the sweet taste of juice. It was the only thing he desired in this entire…
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October 04, 2024
Horror Stories Steven Bruce

Hourglass House

Waylen stepped into the garden, his baseball cap shading his fresh face from the afternoon sun. The humid air carried the scent of blooming flowers and fresh-cut grass. Sophia lounged under the fruitful apple tree, eyes glued to her phone. "Shouldn’t we be…
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October 03, 2024
Flash Fiction Barry Johnson

For Sale

The view from the bus window is a blur of red rock and bleached sand, splintered through a spiderweb of scratches in the glass. I had left home when I was still a kid, and on this ride home to Arizona, the years I've been away seemed to dissolve in the humid,…
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October 03, 2024
Horror Stories Ben Macnair

Reflections

As the clock struck midnight, Mark found himself alone in his dimly lit apartment, the silence of the night wrapping around him like a heavy blanket. He had just returned home after an exhausting day at work, his mind clouded with thoughts of deadlines and…
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October 03, 2024
Romance Stories L Christopher Hennessy

Part Of My Mixtape

Yeah, it was Orange, NSW—hotter than a summer rap battle, where the sun’s got a vendetta and the air’s thick with sound and sweat. A small-town scene straight out of some low budget movie, but trust me, it had stories to tell. That’s where I met Tee, and man,…
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